erlestanleygardner.thecaseofthehorrifiedheirs-第4部分

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　〃The　prosecution；〃　he　announced　dramatically；　〃is　always　ready！〃
　He　waited　a　moment；　then　seated　himself。
　〃Call　your　first　witness；〃　Judge　Albert　said。
　Caswell　called　the　porter　from　the　airport。
　〃Are　you　acquainted　with　the　defendant？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。　I　saw　her。〃
　〃On　the　seventeenth　of　this　month？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃You　are　one　of　the　porters　at　the　airport？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃And　you　make　a　living　from　transporting　baggage？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃Now；　did　the　defendant；　on　the　seventeenth　of　this　month；　indicate　to　you　a　suitcase？〃
　〃She　did。　Yes；　sir。〃
　〃Would　you　know　that　suitcase　if　you　saw　it　again？〃
　〃I　would。　Yes；　sir。〃
　Caswell　nodded　to　a　police　officer　who　came　forward　with　the　suitcase。
　〃Is　that　the　one？〃
　〃Yes；　sir；　that's　the　one。〃
　〃I　want　that　marked　'People's　Exhibit　A'　for　identification；〃　Caswell　said。
　〃So　ordered；〃　the　judge　ruled。
　〃And　the　defendant　said　that　was　her　suitcase？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃Were　you　present　when　the　suitcase　was　opened？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃What　was　in　the　suitcase　when　it　was　opened；　other　than　clothes；　if　anything？〃
　〃There　were　some　packages　done　up　in　plastic。〃
　〃How　many？　Do　you　know？〃
　〃I　didn't　count　them。　There　was　a　goodly　number。〃
　〃That's　all；〃　Caswell　said。　〃Cross…examine。〃
　〃The　defendant　identified　this　suitcase　as　being　hers？〃　Mason　asked。
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃Did　she　give　you　a　baggage　check？〃
　〃She　did。　Yes；　sir。〃
　〃And　you　pared　the　number　on　the　check　given　you　by　the　defendant　with　the　number　on　the　suitcase？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃How　many　checks　did　the　defendant　give　you？〃
　〃Actually；　she　gave　me　two。〃
　〃What　became　of　the　second　check？〃
　〃That　was　for　an　overnight　bag。　I　got　that　for　her；　too。〃
　〃And　was　that　opened？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃Now；　directing　your　attention　to　the　suitcase；　just　prior　to　the　time　the　suitcase　was　opened；　was　there　some　conversation　with　a　person　who　identified　himself　as　a　police　officer？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。　Officer　Jack　Andrews　showed　this　young　woman　his　credentials　and　asked　her　if　that　was　her　suitcase。〃
　〃What　did　she　say？〃
　〃She　said　it　was。〃
　〃And　what　did　Andrews　say？〃
　〃He　asked　her　if　he　could　open　it。〃
　〃No　other　conversation？〃
　〃Well；　that　was　the　substance　of　it。〃　
　〃I'm　not　asking　you　about　the　substance；〃　Mason　said。　〃I'm　asking　you　about　the　conversation　itself。　Didn't　he　ask　her　if　she　was　positive　that　was　her　suitcase；　and　if　she　could　identify　the　suitcase　by　describing　the　articles　that　were　in　it？〃
　〃Yes；　sir；　that's　right。〃
　〃And　then　he　asked　her　to　open　the　suitcase　so　he　could　inspect　those　articles？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃And　what　about　the　overnight　bag？　Did　he　ask　her　to　identify　that？〃
　〃He　just　asked　her　if　it　was　hers。〃
　〃And　she　said　it　was？〃
　〃Yes。〃
　〃And　then　what　happened？〃
　〃He　opened　it。〃
　〃That's　all？〃
　〃Well；　of　course；　afterwards　they　took　her　away　with　them。〃
　〃Now；　I　call　your　attention　to　a　photograph　in　an　evening　edition　of　the　newspaper　published　on　the　seventeenth；　and　call　your　attention　to　this　picture　of　the　defendant　and　the　suitcase。〃
　〃Objected　to　as　inpetent；　irrelevant　and　immaterial　and　not　proper　cross…examination；〃　Caswell　said。
　〃It　is　preliminary　only　and　for　the　purpose　of　bringing　out　part　of　the　res　gestae；〃　Mason　said。
　〃Overruled。　I'll　hear　it；〃　Judge　Albert　announced。
　〃Were　you　present　when　this　picture　was　taken？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃Did　you　see　the　photographer？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃Where　did　he　e　from？〃
　〃He　was　hiding　behind　one　of　the　pillars。〃
　〃And　when　the　suitcase　was　opened；　he　came　out　with　his　camera？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。　He　darted　out　from　behind　that　pillar　with　his　cameras　all　ready；　and　boom…boom…boom　he　took　three　pictures。〃
　〃And　then　what？〃
　〃Then　he　ran　away。〃
　〃If　the　Court　please；〃　Caswell　said；　〃we　move　to　strike　out　all　this　testimony　about　the　photographer。　Not　only　is　it　improper　cross…examination　but　it　is　inpetent；　irrelevant　and　immaterial。　It　serves　no　useful　purpose。〃
　〃It　serves　a　very　useful　purpose；　if　the　Court　please；〃　Mason　rejoined。　〃It　shows　that　this　was　no　mere　casual　search。　It　shows　that　the　officer　had　planned　the　search　and　anticipated　what　he　was　going　to　find。　He　had　tipped　off　a　friendly　newspaper　reporter　and；　if　the　Court　will　read　the　article　in　this　newspaper；　it　will　be　seen　that　the　reporter　endeavored　to　reciprocate　by　seeing　that　the　officer　had　proper　publicity　in　return　for　the　favor　extended。〃
　Judge　Albert　smiled　very　slightly。
　〃Your　Honor；　I　object。　I　object　to　any　such　statement；〃　Caswell　said。
　〃It　is　merely　by　way　of　argument；〃　Mason　said。
　〃An　argument　for　what　purpose？〃　Caswell　asked。
　〃To　show　the　relevancy　of　the　testimony；〃　Mason　said。　〃To　show　that　the　officer　was　acting　under　some　specific　tip；　some　bit　of　information　which　had　been　given　to　him；　and　the　defense　proposes　to　find　out　what　that　information　was　and　who　gave　it　to　him。〃
　A　look　of　fleeting　dismay　appeared　on　Caswell's　features。
　Judge　Albert　smiled　and　said；　〃I　thought　I　appreciated　the　underlying　purpose　of　the　cross…examination　when　counsel　started　asking　the　questions。　The　motion　to　strike　is　denied。
　〃Do　you　have　any　further　cross…examination；　Mr。　Mason？〃
　〃No；　Your　Honor。〃
　〃Redirect？〃
　〃No；　Your　Honor；〃　Jerry　Caswell　said。
　〃Call　your　next　witness。〃
　Caswell　said；　〃I　call　Detective　Jack　Andrews。
　〃What　is　your　name？〃　Caswell　asked　after　Andrews　had　been　sworn。
　〃Jackman；　J…A…C…K…M…A…N；　Andrews。　I　am　known　generally　as　Jack　Andrews；　but　Jackman　is　my　name。〃
　〃Directing　your　attention　to　the　suitcase　which　has　been　marked　for　identification　as　People's　Exhibit　A；　when　did　you　first　see　that　suitcase？〃
　〃When　the　defendant　pointed　it　out　to　the　porter　who　has　just　testified。〃
　〃And　what　did　you　do？〃
　〃I　approached　her　and　asked　her　if　that　was　her　suitcase。〃
　〃And　then　what？〃
　〃I　asked　her　if　she　had　any　objection　to　my　looking　in　the　suitcase　and　she　said　she　did　not。〃
　〃And　then　what　happened？〃
　〃I　opened　the　suitcase。〃
　〃And　what　did　you　find？〃
　〃I　found　fifty　packages　of…〃
　〃Now；　just　a　moment；〃　Mason　interrupted。　〃I　submit；　if　the　Court　please；　this　particular　question　has　now　been　asked　and　fully　answered。　The　witness　said　he　found　fifty　packages。　As　to　the　contents　of　these　packages；　that　is　another　matter　and　calls　for　another　question。〃
　〃Very　well；〃　Caswell　said。　〃If　counsel　wants　to　do　it　the　hard　way；　we'll　do　it　the　hard　way。　Now；　did　you　take　those　packages　into　your　possession？〃
　〃I　did。〃
　〃And　did　you　take　steps　to　ascertain　what　those　packages　were；　what　the　substance　consisted　of？〃
　〃I　did。〃
　〃And　what　was　the　substance？〃
　〃Now；　just　a　moment；〃　Mason　said。　〃At　this　point；　we　interpose　an　objection　on　the　ground　that　it　is　inpetent；　irrelevant　and　immaterial；　that　no　proper　foundation　has　been　laid；　that　the　property　was　taken　as　the　result　of　an　illegal　search　and　seizure；　and　is　inpetent　as　evidence　in　this　case。
　〃In　this　connection；　if　the　Court　please；　I　desire　to　ask　a　few　questions。〃
　〃Very　well；　in　connection　with　this　objection　which　has　been　made；　you　may　take　the　witness　on　voir　dire。〃
　〃Did　you　have　a　search　warrant？〃　Mason　asked　the　witness。
　〃No；　sir；　there　wasn't　time　to　get　a　search　warrant。〃
　〃You　just　went　out　there？〃
　〃I　just　went　out　there；　but　I　call　your　attention　to　the　fact　that　I　asked　the　defendant　if　she　had　any　objection　to　my　looking　in　the　suitcase　and　she　said　it　was　all　right；　to　go　right　ahead。〃
　〃Now；　just　a　minute；〃　Mason　said。　〃You're　relating　the　substance　of　the　conversation。　You're　giving　your　conclusion　as　to　what　the　conversation　consisted　of。　Can　you　remember　your　exact　words？〃
　〃Well；　those　were　virtually　my　exact　words。〃
　〃Did　you　tell　her　you　wanted　to　search　her　suitcase？〃
　〃Yes。〃
　〃Now；　just　a　minute；〃　Mason　said。　〃You're　under　oath。　Did　you　tell　her　you　wanted　to　search　her　suitcase；　or　did　you　ask　her　if　she　could　identify　the　contents　of　the　suitcase？〃
　〃I　believe　I　asked　her　if　it　was　her　suitcase　and　she　said　it　was；　and　I　asked　her　if　she　could　describe　the　contents　and　she　described　them。〃
　〃And　then　you　asked　her　if　she　had　any　objection　to　opening　the　suitcase　in　order　to　show　you　the　contents　she　had　described。　Isn't　that　right？〃
　〃Yes；　sir。〃
　〃But　you　didn't　tell　her　you　wanted　to　search　the　suitcase？〃
　〃No。〃
　〃She　gave　you　no　permission　to　search　the　suitcase？〃
　〃She　said　it　would　be　all　right　to　open　it。〃
　〃She　gave　you　no　permission　to　search　the　suitcase？〃
　〃I　told　her　I　wanted　to　open　it　and　she　said　it　would　be　all　right。〃
　〃She　gave　you　no　permission　to　search　the　suitcase？〃
　〃Well；　I　guess　the　word　'search'　wasn't　mentioned。〃
　〃Exactly；〃　Mason　said。　〃Now；　you　went　down　to　wait　for　this　defendant　at　the　airline　terminal　in　response　to　a　tip；　did　you　not？〃
　〃Well　。　。　。　yes。〃
　〃Who　gave　you　that　tip？〃
　〃I'm　not　in　a　position　to　disclose　the　sources　of　our　information。〃
　〃I　think　under　the　present　rulings　of　the　courts；〃　Mason　said；　〃this　witness　must　show　that　he　had　reasonable　grounds　for　wanting　to　search　that　suitcase；　and　an　anonymous　tip；　or　one　from　a　person　he　didn't　know；　wouldn't　constitute　reasonable　grounds　of　search；　therefore；　the　defendant　is　enti